[Feb-23-2026]
Feb. 23rd, 2026 10:36 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
arknes it's like i blink and the year's gone by again. i suppose i should reach out, shouldn't i? happy birthday, big brother. life is going good, and while i haven't... well, became truly independent, i am getting there. i have insurance on my car... i've been walking to stores myself. i guess ill ride the bus by myself soon. scary thoughts... hahaha. but im getting there. im very thankful to have my bf, and i really need to lay off caffeinated beverages.
i hate not working, it makes me actually sewerslidal,,, it's the worst experience. i like having goals, doing manual work -- it's good to feel good. i just need to find work with more meaning! i have a cna course in 3 weeks, and i'll get hired (hopefully!!) as a cna after that.
good news! im working on a mobile port of an otome game that went offline.. and im very happy to say that it's definitely got progress. it looks GOOD for what it is, so far.
my goal is getting it done by the end of the year. and im doing good this semester!
i WILL be able to integrate work and school without being chronic exhausted. i am CAPABLE!
i really oughta hang out more w my homegirl. time w her is cool, time with my brother is cool. life is cool.
keep it cool cool :))
i hate not working, it makes me actually sewerslidal,,, it's the worst experience. i like having goals, doing manual work -- it's good to feel good. i just need to find work with more meaning! i have a cna course in 3 weeks, and i'll get hired (hopefully!!) as a cna after that.
good news! im working on a mobile port of an otome game that went offline.. and im very happy to say that it's definitely got progress. it looks GOOD for what it is, so far.
my goal is getting it done by the end of the year. and im doing good this semester!
i WILL be able to integrate work and school without being chronic exhausted. i am CAPABLE!
i really oughta hang out more w my homegirl. time w her is cool, time with my brother is cool. life is cool.
keep it cool cool :))
The Zon is up to more nonsense + romantasy authors resisting
Feb. 23rd, 2026 02:09 pmadoreI posted here about Amazon behaving oddly with my KDP account. I have since got wind of more information about Amazon and some recent choices it's been making.
Firstly, I subscribe to the I Heart SapphFic newsletter. They spotlight sapphic fiction and queer authors, and keep the lights on through user donations, author ads, but mostly Amazon Affiliate links. Well, turns out that Amazon has recently taken to removing queer books and books they guess are steamy from their Affiliate Program.
Amazon has also "suppressed their findability" as I found out via a newsletter from Lissette Marshall, a romantasy author. Lissette and several other romantasy authors made a charity anthology to fight book bans (the proceeds go to PEN America) in response to these changes at the Zon and other tech giants. The anthology, Romantasy Rebels, was banned twice by the Zon, and the second time, they terminated the KDP account of the author uploading it.
Reading that and imagining myself in Vela's shoes, I feel indescribable. Anger, terror, and I don't know the words for what else. Vela Roth is in Kindle Unlimited, and she's a full-time romantasy author, which means her entire livelihood was on Amazon. And Amazon just deleted it all, just like that. I'm so relieved that the bookish community was able to help her and that her books and livelihood are reinstated now. Quoting Lissette again:
So, yeah. That's what's going on. I feel better about having to unpublish Bloodhunt Academy now, because it was a queer book and Amazon is clearly not a home for it.
As for Romantasy Rebels, it's being sold wide (so it's on all the major ebook retailers, not just Amazon) and will be available until the end of the month. Proceeds will go to PEN America. There's also a charity auction organised by romantasy authors, called The Books They Can't Burn, and its proceeds will also go to PEN America. The charity auction has a variety of items that one can bid on, including ebook omnibuses, signed special editions, Zoom chats with authors, etc. I even saw a fight scene consult with a martial artist, how fun. It looks like several people are bidding on everything so I'm glad it's going well!
Firstly, I subscribe to the I Heart SapphFic newsletter. They spotlight sapphic fiction and queer authors, and keep the lights on through user donations, author ads, but mostly Amazon Affiliate links. Well, turns out that Amazon has recently taken to removing queer books and books they guess are steamy from their Affiliate Program.
Amazon has also "suppressed their findability" as I found out via a newsletter from Lissette Marshall, a romantasy author. Lissette and several other romantasy authors made a charity anthology to fight book bans (the proceeds go to PEN America) in response to these changes at the Zon and other tech giants. The anthology, Romantasy Rebels, was banned twice by the Zon, and the second time, they terminated the KDP account of the author uploading it.
Not only was Romantasy Rebels unavailable a second time, but my good friend Vela Roth, who had volunteered to host the anthology on her account, lost her entire livelihood between one moment and the next.
Between you and me -- I don't think I've ever been so angry in my life.
The upside is that, as always, the bookish community stands up for each other! Thanks to friends with helpful connections, from Amazon reps to legal advice, we've managed to reverse the (unfounded) decision on their end and get Vela's books and our anthology back 🔥 (But my goodness, it was a long, long 24 hours that I hope to never experience again.)
Reading that and imagining myself in Vela's shoes, I feel indescribable. Anger, terror, and I don't know the words for what else. Vela Roth is in Kindle Unlimited, and she's a full-time romantasy author, which means her entire livelihood was on Amazon. And Amazon just deleted it all, just like that. I'm so relieved that the bookish community was able to help her and that her books and livelihood are reinstated now. Quoting Lissette again:
Amazon fuckery took down our charity anthology twice, and almost ended a wonderful author's career in the process. In addition to all else, the experience has been a frightening reminder of just how dependent indie authors are on a very small number of tech companies who don't particularly like spice, or marginalised people, or, you know, democracy.
So, yeah. That's what's going on. I feel better about having to unpublish Bloodhunt Academy now, because it was a queer book and Amazon is clearly not a home for it.
As for Romantasy Rebels, it's being sold wide (so it's on all the major ebook retailers, not just Amazon) and will be available until the end of the month. Proceeds will go to PEN America. There's also a charity auction organised by romantasy authors, called The Books They Can't Burn, and its proceeds will also go to PEN America. The charity auction has a variety of items that one can bid on, including ebook omnibuses, signed special editions, Zoom chats with authors, etc. I even saw a fight scene consult with a martial artist, how fun. It looks like several people are bidding on everything so I'm glad it's going well!
Weeks 5/52 to 8/52 - where did those weeks go?
Feb. 23rd, 2026 06:20 amruricSo much for doing a weekly round up! Whoops.
HOME: life got busy and my decluttering/#orjenising stalled.
HEALTH my sleep patterns are still FUBAR'd but otherwise good.
LIFE ADMIN: looking at European alternatives to Gmail and Dropbox - eyeing up Proton.
DIGITAL DECLUTTER: have kept email at mail at 11,000 but not managed to reduce it; staying on top of transferring To Keep items from tablet to dropbox, my phone images storage is a mess.
GARDENING/ALLOTMENTING: nope - too cold and/or wet and lacked motivation.
COOKING/EATING: a few too many coffee shop lunches but resisting the lure of takeaways.
READING/LISTENING: not the last few weeks.
WATCHING: Still not caught up on Stranger Things and have only managed one episode of Heated Rivalry. Keeping up with returning shows and trying to avoid picking up new ones! Did bing Marple and Miss Marple in Wales.
CREATING/LEARNING: dealing with sewing in ends on Halloween blanket then need to block it and the granny square blanket. Hecicardi 75% finished but need to frog a bit and redo. While in Wales did 24 granny squares for small project bags and 13 for large bag. Just need to decide if I want more to make bags larger. Have plenty of wool - then must stitch together, line and finish.
CATS: all good.
VOLUNTEERING: still have one outstanding task.
SOCIALISING: nope - not even phone calls. Proper hermitting other than crochet club and class.
WORK: a bit meh for the last few weeks and have unfortunately scheduled 3 consecutive weeks of weekend working.
Plan for this coming week - work long office days Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, TOIL Wednesday, off Friday and Sunday, working Saturday.
HOME: life got busy and my decluttering/#orjenising stalled.
HEALTH my sleep patterns are still FUBAR'd but otherwise good.
LIFE ADMIN: looking at European alternatives to Gmail and Dropbox - eyeing up Proton.
DIGITAL DECLUTTER: have kept email at mail at 11,000 but not managed to reduce it; staying on top of transferring To Keep items from tablet to dropbox, my phone images storage is a mess.
GARDENING/ALLOTMENTING: nope - too cold and/or wet and lacked motivation.
COOKING/EATING: a few too many coffee shop lunches but resisting the lure of takeaways.
READING/LISTENING: not the last few weeks.
WATCHING: Still not caught up on Stranger Things and have only managed one episode of Heated Rivalry. Keeping up with returning shows and trying to avoid picking up new ones! Did bing Marple and Miss Marple in Wales.
CREATING/LEARNING: dealing with sewing in ends on Halloween blanket then need to block it and the granny square blanket. Hecicardi 75% finished but need to frog a bit and redo. While in Wales did 24 granny squares for small project bags and 13 for large bag. Just need to decide if I want more to make bags larger. Have plenty of wool - then must stitch together, line and finish.
CATS: all good.
VOLUNTEERING: still have one outstanding task.
SOCIALISING: nope - not even phone calls. Proper hermitting other than crochet club and class.
WORK: a bit meh for the last few weeks and have unfortunately scheduled 3 consecutive weeks of weekend working.
Plan for this coming week - work long office days Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, TOIL Wednesday, off Friday and Sunday, working Saturday.
Good things recently
Feb. 22nd, 2026 04:18 pmadoreWas reading a fic and laughed out loud at it.
Am delighting myself writing Dollshops & Deathmages. I'm halfway done and happy with how it's shaping up.
Had an excellent peach kombucha to drink.
Have the house to myself for a glorious while, because my relatives are travelling.
Am enjoying a k-drama tremendously. Undercover Miss Hong. It's halfway aired, let's hope the rest of it is just as good. (You know those silly Hollywood action movies where there's a guy doing some kind of secret operation, and women who are in the narrative all have crushes on him, and he's too busy doing Important Stuff to notice? Imagine if it was the heroine doing stuff too Secret and Important to pay much mind to the men growing feelings for her, and you have Undercover Miss Hong. Trust k-drama to make something assuming *I* am watching the way other media industries make things assuming men are watching. And it features strong female friendships!)
Three out of the five things I have put down here are related to stories. ì—ì‹œ, whenever I'm happy, stories are usually at the heart of my happiness.
Am delighting myself writing Dollshops & Deathmages. I'm halfway done and happy with how it's shaping up.
Had an excellent peach kombucha to drink.
Have the house to myself for a glorious while, because my relatives are travelling.
Am enjoying a k-drama tremendously. Undercover Miss Hong. It's halfway aired, let's hope the rest of it is just as good. (You know those silly Hollywood action movies where there's a guy doing some kind of secret operation, and women who are in the narrative all have crushes on him, and he's too busy doing Important Stuff to notice? Imagine if it was the heroine doing stuff too Secret and Important to pay much mind to the men growing feelings for her, and you have Undercover Miss Hong. Trust k-drama to make something assuming *I* am watching the way other media industries make things assuming men are watching. And it features strong female friendships!)
Three out of the five things I have put down here are related to stories. ì—ì‹œ, whenever I'm happy, stories are usually at the heart of my happiness.
candyhearts ex works (2 buck/eddie)
Feb. 21st, 2026 06:07 pmsvgurlcandyheartsex had creator reveals and this is what I wrote. :)Title: i don't want anybody (but you)
Fandom: 9-1-1 (TV)
Pairing/Characters: Buck/Eddie
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 1821
Summary: The real reason Eddie doesn't date.
Title: not an ending (just a new beginning)
Fandom: 9-1-1 (TV)
Pairing/Characters: Buck/Eddie, Christopher
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 1565
Summary: When Buck watches Abby leave, he doesn't expect to immediately run into the two people who will be his future.
current fandom events
Feb. 19th, 2026 02:52 pmsvgurl![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
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Feb. 19th, 2026 09:57 pmruricI realise it's only mid month but February has been a MONTH.
( The Oh Noes cut for those who'd rather avoid them- not personal ones cos I'm OK )
7. It has been grey and wet here in London for ever - at least from the start of the year with maybe 2 days of blue skies and sunshine and it's taking a toll.
8. Went to Wales last week and only took one of the two cats. The other hid and so stayed home with a pile of food. Athena - the usually quiet reserved cat - came with me and we had some bonding time without her sister getting in the way. Artemis, the little fiend who stayed home, has been making up for the fact that she was cruelly abandoned - in a warm flat with plenty of food and water and oodles of toys - ever since!
9. Relatedly having spent the week in the cosy, tidy cottage I'm even more determined to subdue and sort out the utter chaos of my living situation in London where I have tried to effectively cram the. Contents of a 3 bed house into what is essentially a two room flat.
10. I've not been able to get to the allotment or do any gardening because WET. Not amused.
The Hell Yes's
1. I spent last week working remotely from the cottage which also included a lot of naps, TV, good food and a ridiculous amount of crocheting. And though it took me 2 days to get the cottage warm - it was Wales and the mountains looked fancy with a good dusting of snow. I beached myself on the couch and barely moved from Monday to Saturday (it was grey, wet and cold there too). Of course coming home on Saturday the weather did change and for a few precious hours there were blue skies and sunshine.
2. I gave myself a pass this week and lived on ready meals while trying to bring some order to 3 work related email inboxes and 2 personal ones. I'm getting there.
3. Work has at least been productive if not enjoyable. But tomorrow I'm going to a Park colleague's community planting day for a couple of hours, next week I'm spending a day handing out free trees and the week after we are having our borough wide seed swap - all of which should be fun things.
4. Crocheting has been super productive - at the beginning of the month I finished a blanket I started the week before Xmas, I've got about half a hexi cardigan finished (even though I have to frog some back), I've almost finished the granny squares for two project bags (just need to stitch them together, line them and make handles), and I'm just over halfway through some Wednesday evening classes to crochet an Easter/Spring wreath. Crochet club every Friday from 1 to 2:30pm is the non-negotiable in my diary. Time to be creative, learn new stuff, have a chat and hang out with 5-7 other fun women.
5. The ex is at the cottage this week which means I get to use his washing machine tomorrow before and after work (2-3 loads of washing) and do some more if needed early Saturday morning.
6. On that note I'm taking myself off to bed with a giant mug of Horlicks and a couple of eps of Starfleet Academy!
( The Oh Noes cut for those who'd rather avoid them- not personal ones cos I'm OK )
7. It has been grey and wet here in London for ever - at least from the start of the year with maybe 2 days of blue skies and sunshine and it's taking a toll.
8. Went to Wales last week and only took one of the two cats. The other hid and so stayed home with a pile of food. Athena - the usually quiet reserved cat - came with me and we had some bonding time without her sister getting in the way. Artemis, the little fiend who stayed home, has been making up for the fact that she was cruelly abandoned - in a warm flat with plenty of food and water and oodles of toys - ever since!
9. Relatedly having spent the week in the cosy, tidy cottage I'm even more determined to subdue and sort out the utter chaos of my living situation in London where I have tried to effectively cram the. Contents of a 3 bed house into what is essentially a two room flat.
10. I've not been able to get to the allotment or do any gardening because WET. Not amused.
The Hell Yes's
1. I spent last week working remotely from the cottage which also included a lot of naps, TV, good food and a ridiculous amount of crocheting. And though it took me 2 days to get the cottage warm - it was Wales and the mountains looked fancy with a good dusting of snow. I beached myself on the couch and barely moved from Monday to Saturday (it was grey, wet and cold there too). Of course coming home on Saturday the weather did change and for a few precious hours there were blue skies and sunshine.
2. I gave myself a pass this week and lived on ready meals while trying to bring some order to 3 work related email inboxes and 2 personal ones. I'm getting there.
3. Work has at least been productive if not enjoyable. But tomorrow I'm going to a Park colleague's community planting day for a couple of hours, next week I'm spending a day handing out free trees and the week after we are having our borough wide seed swap - all of which should be fun things.
4. Crocheting has been super productive - at the beginning of the month I finished a blanket I started the week before Xmas, I've got about half a hexi cardigan finished (even though I have to frog some back), I've almost finished the granny squares for two project bags (just need to stitch them together, line them and make handles), and I'm just over halfway through some Wednesday evening classes to crochet an Easter/Spring wreath. Crochet club every Friday from 1 to 2:30pm is the non-negotiable in my diary. Time to be creative, learn new stuff, have a chat and hang out with 5-7 other fun women.
5. The ex is at the cottage this week which means I get to use his washing machine tomorrow before and after work (2-3 loads of washing) and do some more if needed early Saturday morning.
6. On that note I'm taking myself off to bed with a giant mug of Horlicks and a couple of eps of Starfleet Academy!
Spring-Heeled Jack
Feb. 19th, 2026 10:50 amdannye_chase
On this day in 1838 Spring-Heeled Jack was sighted in London!
The Victorian villain Spring-Heeled Jack terrorized England from 1837 through the turn of the century, stalking the streets at night and making a nuisance of himself. He frightened people (and horses) with his sudden appearances and even more memorable disappearances.
If you met him on the street, you might take Jack for a gentleman— except for his silver claws and flaming eyes. He also had the ability to escape pursuers by leaping tall buildings in a single bound— thus the “spring-heeled” nickname.
Check out my Weird Wednesday blog post on Jack for the whole story, and some writing prompts, such as:
Cosplay opportunity! What about a steampunk Jack with metal claws and real springs in his heels? Maybe the jumping might be the way he reaches his airship. Where would he get his tech? From an engineer side-kick, or would he make it himself? Maybe Jack might even become a fashion icon, with young people copying his style, despite his villainous deeds.
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fresh femslash salad bar table
Feb. 18th, 2026 10:40 pmsvgurlThis is my table from elasticella's Fresh Femslash Salad Bar Event.
svgurl's salad bar
elasticella's Fresh Femslash Salad Bar Event. svgurl's salad bar
| salad 1 | waking up together & 3500 words |
| salad 2 | snowed in & 2500 words |
| salad 3 | cuddling & 2000 words |
| salad 4 | hair braiding & 4000 words |
| salad 5 | cooking together & 5000 words |
| salad 6 | first kiss & 1000 words |
| salad 7 | stargazing & 1500 words |
| salad 8 | renovations & 5500 words |
| salad 9 | slow dancing & 3000 words |
| salad 10 | second chance & 4500 words |
candy hearts gift fics (1 buddie, 1 diana/natasha, 1 clark/lois/oliver)
Feb. 18th, 2026 09:57 pmsvgurlcandyheartsex revealed their collection a few days ago and this is what I got. Title: Love me for a reason
Author:
Fandom: 9-1-1 (TV)
Pairing/Characters: Buck/Eddie
Rating: General
Word Count: 2367
Summary: Buck is sad. Buck wants to have a Valentine. Eddie overhears and decides to do something about it. If it leads to feelings realization and a move in the right direction, well, he wouldn't mind.
Aww, I love a soft Eddie wanting to make Buck happy.
Title: Finding You After So Long
Author:
Fandom: Crossover (DCEU/MCU)
Pairing/Characters: Diana (Wonder Woman)/Natasha Romanov
Rating: General
Word Count: 300
Summary: Natasha falls through a portal and sees someone she had given up hope finding.
Love a reunion, even if the ideal circumstances are the less than ideal :)
Title: Group Movie Night 2: the Return
Author:
Fandom: Smallville
Pairing/Characters: Clark/Lois/Oliver
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 2748
Summary: Lois decides that their group movie night deserves a redo.
Beyond thrilled to get fic for this trio and it was a lot of fun, with some feelings thrown in